Tribute To Prof. (Mrs) Dora Nkem Akunyili

Prof. Dora Akunyili

She saved a nation from the scourge of fake drugs.

Here's a timeline of Prof. Dora Akunyili's life:

  1. 1954: Born in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria on the 14th of July to Chief & Mrs Paul Young Edemobi.
  2. 1966: Finished her primary school education.
  3. 1973: Finished from secondary school.
  4. 1978: Obtained her first degree in Pharmacology (B.Pharm) at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN).
  5. 1978-1981: worked as a pharmacist at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Enugu.
  6. 1985: Obtained her PhD at UNN.
  7. 1986-1992: Lectrured at UNN
  8. 1992-1985: Worked as a part-time lecturer at the west African postgraduate School of pharmacists Lagos, Nigeria.
  9. 1996-2001: Worked as a consultant pharmacologist in the Faculty of Medicine, UNN.
  10. 2001: Appointed Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC). Immediately launched an all-out attack against the manufacture and distribution of fake drugs in Nigeria.
  11. 2006: Appointed Chairman of West African Drug Regulatory Agencies Network (WADRAN) in March and Vice Chairman of the International Medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force (IMPACT) in November
  12. 2008: Ended her tenure as NAFDAC DG.
  13. 2008-2010: Served as Minister of Information and Communication
  14. 2011: Contested for Senate but did not win.
  15. 2014: Died in an India Hospital on June 7 after a long battle with cancer at the age of 59 years. Laid to rest in Agulu in Anambra State in August.

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